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Barefoot Prayers - Week 1 - Gatherings
Barefoot Prayers - Week 1 - Gatherings
by SPCK - Stephen Cherry
Week 1 GATHERINGS This collection begins on the Sunday before Lent. Lent is itself a season of preparation, but even preparation can benefit from preparation. Shrove Tuesday is the focus of this, and can helpfully take the form of a day of clearing out and carnival. It begins on …
Times and Seasons - Saying Yes-A Prayer Of Thanksgiving
Times and Seasons - Saying Yes-A Prayer Of Thanksgiving
by Jan Berry
SAYING YES: A PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING Vulnerable God, Maker of the universe, we praise you that in the gift of Jesus you answer our human brokenness with your 'Yes' of love. In your promise to a peasant girl you say yes to our dreams of freedom. In the shabbiness of the stable you…
Poem: If you have faith
Poem: If you have faith
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: If you have faith If you have enough faith to trust the bus driver to get you safely to your destination: if you have enough faith to believe that your train will eventually arrive in the station: if you can trust the bakery to make your daily bread fresh and edible and can…
The Healthy Option
The Healthy Option
by Valerie Anslow
God is the healthy option in a secular world for he feeds our spiritual needs. The Healthy Option Welcome to the weary traveller needing rest and comfort. Welcome to the family of four, three kids and mum, with a gritted teeth smile. Welcome to the old chap who sits by the door, …
Hymn: Look to the rock from which you came
Hymn: Look to the rock from which you came
by Michael Docker
Look to the rock from which you came, Look to the heritage of old, Look to the past that shapes your name, Look to the stories you were told; These are the things you did not choose; These are the bright and shining ways; Rejoice in them and hold them close - By these you shall r…
Prayers for All Occasions Book - Corpus Christi, Thanksgiving Prayer
Prayers for All Occasions Book - Corpus Christi, Thanksgiving Prayer
by SPCK - Ian Black
Corpus Christi Prayer (Thanksgiving for Holy Communion) Lord Christ, on the hillside you shared bread and the hungry were fed; in the upper room you broke bread, poured wine and invited your friends to remember... Taken from Prayers for All Occasions by Ian Black
Icon - The names of Jesus
Icon - The names of Jesus
by Tim Pillinger
An attempt to produce a focus on ways Jesus describes himself. From the top, moving left to right - the door (Luke 13:24), the way (John 14:6) , the true vine (John 15:1), the Alpha and Omega (Revelation 1:8), the light of the world (John 8:12), The bread of life (John 6:48) , t…
New Jerusalem
New Jerusalem
by Andrew T Murphy
Seen alongside William Blake's original poem, this is a reworking for Christian congregations, using the same tune (by Parry). Suitable especially for occasions where 'Jerusalem' is requested but the words of the original are not relevant. The first verse deals with the mystery…
clouds and glory - Proper 13 - Year A
clouds and glory - Proper 13 - Year A
by SPCK - David Adam
Proper 13 Year A Sunday between 31 July and 6 August inclusive Lord, you are the bread of heaven, giving life to the world. You fill our emptiness with your goodness. You come to our weakness with your strength. Come, refresh, renew, restore us, Jesus Christ our Lord, who with th…
Eternal fury fires the saints